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Of slings and arrows and outrageous fortune

Of slings and arrows and outrageous fortune Twenty-seventh Annual Karen Homey Lecture Jack Weinberg In the Talmud, it is written: "Whoever quotes his sources brings redemption to the world." It is, of course, questionable that we who quote our wise predecessors bring redemption to the world. What is important is that we not take their name in vain, but that in learning from them and interpreting their wisdom, we may be able to bring comfort to others, alleviate pain, and thereby fu Ifill another Talmudic observation: "Whoever fulfills one life, it is as if he were to save the world." In the individual's world, I believe. My personal and professional lifelong involvement with aging has obvi- ously sent me scurrying to the literature to learn from the sages about the question, "Is life harder towards the end, or what report do they give of it?" No sooner is this question asked, then a flood of response ranging from the extreme of pessimism to an excessive optimism engulfs one. Aristophanes (445-380 B.C.) was the first to point to the regressive aspects of aging in his famous, but by now discredited, aphorism: "Old Age is but a second child- hood. ''1 He spoke of the hostility and fear http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Of slings and arrows and outrageous fortune

Weinberg, Jack
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 39 (3): 16 – Sep 1, 1979
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Springer Journals
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1979 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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10.1007/BF01253565
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Twenty-seventh Annual Karen Homey Lecture Jack Weinberg In the Talmud, it is written: "Whoever quotes his sources brings redemption to the world." It is, of course, questionable that we who quote our wise predecessors bring redemption to the world. What is important is that we not take their name in vain, but that in learning from them and interpreting their wisdom, we may be able to bring comfort to others, alleviate pain, and thereby fu Ifill another Talmudic observation: "Whoever fulfills one life, it is as if he were to save the world." In the individual's world, I believe. My personal and professional lifelong involvement with aging has obvi- ously sent me scurrying to the literature to learn from the sages about the question, "Is life harder towards the end, or what report do they give of it?" No sooner is this question asked, then a flood of response ranging from the extreme of pessimism to an excessive optimism engulfs one. Aristophanes (445-380 B.C.) was the first to point to the regressive aspects of aging in his famous, but by now discredited, aphorism: "Old Age is but a second child- hood. ''1 He spoke of the hostility and fear

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 1979

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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